In the five months since Russell Wilson and Justin Fields joined Pittsburgh Steelers, both have largely deflected questions about being the starter. Whether that is genuinely showing deference and respect to each other or just being political, that is what the tone has been all along.
Sal Paolantonio asked Wilson in blunt terms how much he wants to be the Steelers’ starting quarterback in 2024.
“Yeah, I think it’s something that’s super important to me,” Wilson said during a clip of Paolantonio’s interview on ESPN’s NFL Live. “I just wanna lead our guys down the field and go win, and I’m focused on one day at a time.